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Our Daily Bread - Sunday, April 20, 2025
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The Best Evidence

Bible in a Year : 2 Samuel 9-11, Luke 15:11-32

God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it.
Acts 2:32

Today's Scripture & Insight : Acts 2:29-36

Lee didn’t believe in God, and he didn’t believe in the resurrection of Jesus. But Lee was a journalist with an analytical mind. When his wife believed in Jesus, he decided to study her new faith for himself. After two years of research, he gave in—to God, to the resurrection, to faith in Christ.

The change in him was noticeable. After a few months, his five-year-old daughter said to his wife, “Mummy, I want God to do for me what he’s done for Daddy.” And the daughter of Lee Strobel put her faith in Jesus too.

Many people refuse to believe in the resurrection. But reputable eyewitnesses saw the risen Jesus. One of those eyewitnesses, the disciple Peter, told a large crowd that King David was certainly dead and buried (Acts 2:29). Then Peter pointed to a prophecy David had made. “[David] spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah,” he said (v. 31). Peter concluded, “God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it” (v. 32).

The best evidence for the resurrection is the changed lives of the eyewitnesses, including Peter. At the crucifixion, the disciples had gone into hiding. Peter actually denied Christ (John 18:15-17, 25-27). Once they saw Jesus alive, everything changed. Filled with courage, they began to share the truth of the one great hope of the world—the risen Christ.

By: Tim Gustafson

Reflect & Pray
What do you believe about the resurrection of Jesus? How does that belief affect your life?

Father, I’m so grateful for the reality of Jesus’ resurrection that changes my life and gives me real hope.
The Best Evidence

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